Greetings Prayer Warriors,
God in the beginning created human beings and made them subject to their own free choice. If you choose, you can keep the commandments; loyalty is doing the will of God. Sirach 15:14-15
From the beginning the Lord gave each one of us the right to choose and make the choices we see fit. “Free choice” is a God-given right. However, in choosing we are also making a statement to the Lord; will we follow Him, or go our own way?
Consider the phrase, “subject to their own free choice.” For WE are the object of our choices! We are choosing life or death!
In marriage, when we say, “I do”, we are committing to letting go of “I” and becoming “we”. This new oneness should continue to inform our choice, for we are choosing for the whole, “us”.
One may think that true freedom is doing whatever they want whenever they want. This is a delusion, because true freedom is paradoxical. It involves dying to oneself, putting the other first, following the Lord’s will, and letting Jesus do the heaving lifting.
If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Philippians 2:1-2
Prayer clears away what clouds the heart.
Pray for the wisdom to make good choices for your marriage, or pray for a
family member’s marriage that may benefit from the clarity that only results
from sincere prayer.
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Choose life! Pass it on!
